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Are We There Yet? A Look At P2 Workflow	0votes
August 31, 2006 01:05 PM	Views:16 Favorited:0 Comments:0

	Filed Under: Cinematography, Filmmaking, High Definition, Production, Video
Tags: 35mm, Cinematography, Filmmaking, HD, High Definition, HVX, P2, Production, Video, workflow



With the advent of the HVX200 made by Panasonic, another format and workflow has been given to the indi-filmmaker: P2. P2 is a solid state recording medium developed by Panasonic. In each P2 card there is a series of SD cards that have been raided together. This makes the P2 card a reliable and light recording medium. Say good-bye to tape, and hello to instant digital access! As of this writing there are currently two flavors of P2 cards- 4GB and 8GB. When recording in 1080p you use about 1GB per minute of footage, which raises the question how does the P2 workflow work? Should you use a hard drive (HDD) solution instead of P2? And have we really arrived at an alternative solution to tape? For the rest of this article along with sample images and video visit the blog on my web site: www.ryanewalters.com The direct link to this article is: http://www.ryanewalters.com/Ryan_E._Walters_-_Cinematographer/Blog/Entries/2006/8/31_Are_We_There_Yet_A_Look_At_P2_Workflow..html